TThe IMSA Prototype
Challenge Championship was developed to support the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship - the premier Prototype and GT endurance racing series in North
America.

The series offers racers
from around the world the opportunity to compete at historic venues like Sebring
International Raceway, Watkins Glen International and Road Atlanta.

Following the worldwide LMP3 ( LeMans Prototype 3) platform and category,
IMSA introduces the Prototype Challenge Championship new for 2017.
The state of the art closed cockpit LMP3 prototypes, which have been introduced
successfully in Europe and Asia by Le Mans organizers the ACO, will be combined
with existing Elan DP02 cars in the IMSA Prototype Challenge Championship
starting with the 2017 season.

A 13-round schedule
will race at seven North American circuits, with two 45-minute events with
a single driver in each at the events. 5 events will be part of the IMSA WeatherTech
championship weekends, one event will be held in conjunction with the Verizon
Indycar Championship.

LMP3 chassis from up
to five manufacturers will compete in LMP3 class, with identical 420 bhp V8
engines, while the PC2 class will consist of the existing Elan DP02 cars,
running with Mazda engines.